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'''The sexy librarian''' is a name given to representations of librarians, where the librarian shows, behind a business-like surface attire, an underlying sexuality. | {{subpages}} | ||
[[File:This woman was trying for a sexy librarian look (3708132070).jpg | thumb | According to scholars the stereotype of the [[sexy librarian]] has surged to become the most popular representation of librarians, in online videos.<ref name=NotYourOrdinaryLibrarian/><ref name=PerceptionsOfAProfession/>]] | |||
'''The sexy librarian''' is a name given to representations of librarians, where the librarian shows, behind a business-like surface attire, an underlying sexuality.<ref name=americanlibrariesmagazine/><ref name=LeadPipe/> | |||
Ashanti White, author of the 2012 book, ''Not Your Ordinary Librarian: Debunking the Popular Perceptions of Librarians'', wrote that the shushing buttoned-down, older librarian was the most common depiction of librarians, in fiction, followed by the sexy librarian stereotype.<ref name=NotYourOrdinaryLibrarian/> | |||
Ramirose Ilene Attebury, in ''[[Library Philosophy and Practice]]'' reported she found that the sexy librarian stereotype was more popular than the old maid stereotype, in [[YouTube]] videos.<ref name=PerceptionsOfAProfession/> | |||
In 2006 [[Microsoft]] introduced an early version of what was to become the [[bing search engine]] that used over 600 pre-recorded video clips of actor [[Janina Gavankar]], portraying the character of "[[Ms Dewey]]", described as a sexy librarian character.<ref name=NotJustAPrettyFace/><ref name=DigitalSociologies/> | |||
==See also== | |||
* [[Ela Darling]] | |||
==References== | |||
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<ref name=NotJustAPrettyFace> | |||
{{cite news | |||
| url = https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/46617/Miriam_Sweeney.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y | |||
| title = Not just a pretty (inter)face: A critical analysis of Microsoft's 'Ms. Dewey' | |||
| work = [[University of Illinois]] | |||
| author = Miriam E. Sweeney | |||
| year = 2013 | |||
| page = | |||
| location = | |||
| archiveurl = | |||
| archivedate = | |||
| accessdate = 2017-11-27 | |||
| deadurl = No | |||
| quote = As one of my co-workers typed in different words and phrases, the “Ms. Dewey” character (pre-recorded film footage of actress, Janina Gavankar) engages in flirtatious banter, sometimes becoming irritated or condescending if too much time passes before entering a search term: “Hellloooo... type something here!” | |||
}} | |||
</ref> | |||
<ref name=DigitalSociologies> | |||
{{cite news | |||
| url = https://books.google.ca/books?id=7zBSDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA401&lpg=PA401&dq=%22MS+Dewey%22+%22sexy+librarian%22&source=bl&ots=FLavOzQuzz&sig=uF-UieZosjNqcWJiRE7JD9ci4CY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwieiZGjtODXAhUs5oMKHWIiC88Q6AEIOTAD#v=onepage&q=%22MS%20Dewey%22%20%22sexy%20librarian%22&f=false | |||
| title = Digital Sociologies | |||
| editors = Jessie Daniels, Tressie McMillan Cottom, Karen Gregory | |||
| author = Miriam E. Sweeney | |||
| publisher = [[Policy Press]] | |||
| year = 2016 | |||
| page = 401 | |||
| isbn = 9781447329015 | |||
| accessdate = 2017-11-27 | |||
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}} | |||
</ref> | |||
<ref name=PerceptionsOfAProfession> | |||
{{cite news | |||
| url = http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1454&context=libphilprac | |||
| title = Perceptions of a Profession: Librarians and Stereotypes in Online Videos | |||
| publisher = [[Library Philosophy and Practice]] | |||
| author = Ramirose Ilene Attebury | |||
| date = October 2010 | |||
| accessdate = 2017-11-19 | |||
| pages = | |||
| deadurl = No | |||
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}} | |||
</ref> | |||
<ref name=NotYourOrdinaryLibrarian> | |||
{{cite news | |||
| url = https://books.google.ca/books?id=-P1DAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA7&dq=%22Sexy+Librarian%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwieqO7SgsvXAhVR3mMKHUAKDtgQ6AEILDAB#v=onepage&q=%22Sexy%20Librarian%22&f=false | |||
| title = Not Your Ordinary Librarian: Debunking the Popular Perceptions of Librarians | |||
| author = Ashanti White | |||
| publisher = [[Elsevier]] | |||
| year = 2012 | |||
| page = 7-8, 26, 89, 104-105, 141-152, 177 | |||
| isbn = 9781780632964 | |||
| accessdate = 2017-11-19 | |||
| quote = Although the spinster image of librarians persisted, the sexy librarian emerged as a formidable rival. She found her way into advertisements and, surprisingly, into politics with the emergence of Sarah Palin. Conservative yet fashionable in dress, she served as a voice for conventional values. That coupled with her recognizable frames made her an example of what the sexy librarian looks like. | |||
}} | |||
</ref> | |||
<ref name=LeadPipe> | |||
{{cite news | |||
| url = http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2014/ice-ice-baby-2/ | |||
| title = Ice ice baby: Are librarian stereotypes freezing us out of instruction? | |||
| work = In the library with the leadpipe | |||
| first1 = Nicole | |||
| last1 = Pagowsky | |||
| first2 = Erica | |||
| last2 = DeFrain | |||
| date = 2014 | |||
| page = | |||
| location = | |||
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| accessdate = 2017-11-27 | |||
| deadurl = No | |||
| quote = In a sense, the long withstanding matron stereotype paired with the newer sexy stereotype could be thought of creating a virgin/whore dichotomy for women librarians, complicating perceptions even further. | |||
}} | |||
</ref> | |||
<ref name=americanlibrariesmagazine> | |||
{{Cite news | |||
| url = https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2015/10/30/the-stereotype-stereotype/ | |||
| title = The Stereotype Stereotype | |||
| author = Gretchen Keer | |||
| date = 2020-10-30 | |||
| work = [[American Library Association]] | |||
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20200622091340/https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2015/10/30/the-stereotype-stereotype/ | |||
| archivedate = 2020-06-22 | |||
}} | |||
</ref> | |||
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![]() ![]() According to scholars the stereotype of the sexy librarian has surged to become the most popular representation of librarians, in online videos.[1][2] The sexy librarian is a name given to representations of librarians, where the librarian shows, behind a business-like surface attire, an underlying sexuality.[3][4] Ashanti White, author of the 2012 book, Not Your Ordinary Librarian: Debunking the Popular Perceptions of Librarians, wrote that the shushing buttoned-down, older librarian was the most common depiction of librarians, in fiction, followed by the sexy librarian stereotype.[1] Ramirose Ilene Attebury, in Library Philosophy and Practice reported she found that the sexy librarian stereotype was more popular than the old maid stereotype, in YouTube videos.[2] In 2006 Microsoft introduced an early version of what was to become the bing search engine that used over 600 pre-recorded video clips of actor Janina Gavankar, portraying the character of "Ms Dewey", described as a sexy librarian character.[5][6] See alsoReferences
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